Consolidating two P1 capacities into one P2 capacity

[GraemeW]

Hello. We have our Power BI workspaces divided across two P1 capacities. However, the reports in one workspace in one capacity are maxing out and being throttled while the other capacity has limited usage.

Is it possible to consolidate the two P1 capacities into one P2 capacity? For, example if the two individual P1 capacities are deleted in the admin portal would there then be an option to add a P2 capacity?

Many thanks

[v-tianyich-msft]

Hi @GraemeW ,

Ensure that all reports, dashboards and other content hosted on both P1 capacities are backed up and properly documented. After you have successfully deleted a P1 capacity, you can proceed to add a new P2 capacity. This step involves selecting Set New Capacity in the Power BI Management Portal and following the prompts to configure the new P2 capacity. Manage your Fabric capacity - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Hope it helps!

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Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

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[GraemeW]

Thanks for the reply. Is there any quick way of backing up workspaces as we have a lot of content. My understanding was that workspaces in a P1 capacity would be automatically moved to a shared workspace if the P1 capacity then we could add the workspaces back to the new P2 capacity but sounds like  there may be some risk with this?

[v-tianyich-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @GraemeW ,

There are risks, first of all you have to consider that you are using the Premium functionality, which can lead to damaged reports after downgrading. The other thing is the workspace settings, if you were using Large semantic models before, downgrading will make them unavailable.

Large semantic models in Power BI Premium - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Hope it helps!

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Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

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[GraemeW]

Thanks for the reply. The "downgrading" would only be temporary - a few mins - while we delete the two existing P1 capacities, create a new P2 capacity then add the workspaces to the new P2 capacity. All our workspaces are set to use small semantic model format. Would there still be risks in this process?

If so, is there a preferred/easy way of backing up whole workspaces?

[v-tianyich-msft]

Hi @GraemeW ,

Theoretically it won't influence, but make sure that the premium feature is not turned on at the same time. It is recommended to save the relevant pbix file before working on the downgrade.

Hope it helps!

Best regards,
Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

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